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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2015
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Ryan C. Abellera, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Todd D. Dannenberg, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Mark W. Henker, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Yana V. Foltice, Campbellsport, WI (US);
Brian J. Poirier, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A propulsion and steering control system for a marine vessel has a joystick device operable to provide control commands, the joystick device having a handle extending on an axis. The control system also has a control unit that receives control commands from the joystick device and correspondingly controls at least one marine drive. The joystick device and the control unit operate in a Heading mode such that the control unit controls the marine drive to automatically maintain the selected heading of the marine vessel. Rotation of the handle about the axis adjusts the selected heading by a predefined increment.